Next years Birthday cards

I have been very industrious today and made 12 cards for next year-2 of which are in post for 2 birthdays on CBC on same day. I am very pleased with myself and hope to continue surpising myself next year !

Some fun pics

We had a surprise visitor on Christmas eve...

Then popped along Christmas dinner .who`s plucking it ?

This lovely jolly couple are my mum and dad who always made Christmas special for us -no matter what age .....I miss them terribly but have lovely special memories to treasure xxx

My nephew David was 10 on Christmas day -he loves pirates so made a quick pirate card .

more Christmas cards

I have made 10 of these -similar but different cards with free papers from SIMPLY CARDS & PAPERCRAFT mag.....think they look really fresh and bright

Butterfly Beauties

WOO HOO.........I did the rather enjoyable blog hop over at http://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/ over the weekend and am delighted to say I`m a winner...my prize is this sheet of unmounted stamps by  http://traceycoates.blogspot.com/ ........can`t wait to play .

WOW! I`ve posted 3 days in a row....long may it continue ....

Christmas cards cuttlebugged and coloured in with sakura pens and let it snow peel offs

Birthday cards for my sister

It was my sister Tricia`s birthday last week and my 2 nephews made their mum a card each.
David [9]  made this all by himself,said it was beads `cos mums into beads - he said "its the first time that I`ve let him make a card without being helped"

Bruce [18] wanted to decoupage his like cards I make ,he said , he did all the cutting and sticking down himself

And this one is mine.Its a decoupage from http://www.craftsuprint.com/ ,sticky lace and added glitter.......they were all well recieved .

Remember Remember ATC`s

I set Novembers ATC`s theme .Here are the lovely ATC`s from

Sharrisse

Jane

Jackie

Carole

Andrea

 

Pyramid Birthday card

I made this pyramid card for a male friend,Danny  http://www.dannysumbler.com/who is a wonderfull musician and songwritter..I used lets rock printable download from http://www.craftsuprint.com/ and rock out freebie backing papers from http://elementalpixie.blogspot.com/ . Added piano brads and appropriate words .........I also posted him a keyring which was inked with alcohal inks and a thistle stamp and added a little geetar to it ....

Wind and Rain

My crafty stuff has had to be rescued from the caravan as Mother nature has been very very naughty and broken the skylight and door ,unbeknown to us for a few days so most of mystuff is ok but things not put away properly or could`nt be put away have been ruined ......
this is the room were we kept our 2 fridges and freezer along with the dogs bed so now its going to be the craft room and the fridges are seperated in various rooms along with the dog....need to sort it out first but managed to conjure up a few cards inbetween



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CBC

birthday cards



Nephew and nieces cards
This cute dragon is a freebie from http://www.flergalicious.com/blog/?p=112


This image is from http://copicbuzz.blogspot.com/ I don`t have copics [hope they don`t mind] and coloured it with soft pastels and it was very messy but I liked the outcome

CBC

ATC swap
These 2 atc`s are digi stamps from http://dewdropcraftz.co.uk/digizshopdigitalstamps.html and are coloured in with sakura and promarker pens..........

I`ve been busy lately...

This card was pre-printed and I stamped image which I have had for a couple of years and got from  http://shop.paperartsy.co.uk/love--kisses-1-1944-p.asp with stazon and used sakura pens to colour it in

then added sticky backed swirls and gems to complete 

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This card was a birthday card for Tracy at CBC forum and the stamp is from the artistic stamper,and is a Design Essentials Clarice Cliff Style-the original designs by Claire Mackaness. Coloured with sakura pens ,some fancy fibres and gems

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Next card was for a challenge and Caroles birthday on CBC also for another challenge depicting a summer theme from caroline , here I have highlighted the embroidered flowers down the side with sakura pens and added sunflower ribbon and a topper

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Next card was a recipe challenge from CBC must be pink (well mainly anyway!)2 different pieces of paper,1 button and two different pieces of ribbon/fibre/cord. The papers I got free from SIMPLY CARDS & PAPERCRAFT and the red dots a sakura soufle pen,button and ribbon from my stash

18th Birthday cards

It was my nephews 18th the other day and my sis and I had planned a meal out and the weekend away to our caravan but we both came down with the cold and its taking its time leaving[cheeky thing] so we could`nt treat the birthday boy ......

managed to make some cards with help
Got this 18 from http://www.craftsuprint.com/default.cfm for the ROBO and cut it out in vellum ,first time I have used robo in ages and found it exciting again so promised myself to use robo more often!


Also bought this decoupage bottle shaped one which I cut out and my sister put together -she highlighted the writing and added his birthdate with silver Sakura pen



This is another from craftsuprint for my nephews wee brother to decorate

July ATC swaps

I hosted this months July swaps from

CBC

and they are all superb

Jane

Carole

Jackie

Hazel

Sharrisse

Andrea

Barbara

First post in a long time !

I had good intentions of keeping up this blog but a lot has been happening elsewere to keep me away ..no promises but I will try and blog more often........
RIGHT I have BLOG CANDY NEWS....

Jennie

has this lovely candy to give away .....

A New Home

I made a New Home card for my nephew and his girlfriend who have just moved to a thatched cotage ....I took a window aperture card and put gold peel off borders around window ,inside is a lovely picture of a piano also bordered with gold peel offs, then a verse, to complement the thatched cottage I found a picture on line and think my nephew will be pleased with their card...

COLOUR CREATE CHALLENGE

I made this card for the colour create challenge 2

COLOUR CREATE

this week it is peach and aqua with optional DIY flower . I downloaded chinese papers from

CBC

cut flowers to match sewn border and added a chinese charm with aqua and peach beads and added a ribbon......also this fits in with the challenge Metal Madness on

CBC

Valentine cards

This red card was made using a ready made topper -it could also be suitable for any occasion I think-to which I added the extra bow at top , co-ordinating corners ,a border of angel hair adds a little sparkle to it .....
Lovely gold card which I used my cuttlebug border of buttons and a topper to which I added Antique Linen distress inks so that it was`nt too white...some bubble letters ......